Screw

(A), meaning a small quantity, is in allusion to the
habit of putting a small quantity of small articles into a “screw of
paper.”

An old screw.

One who keeps his money tight, and doles it out in screws or small
quantities. To put on the screw. To press for payment, as a
screw presses by gradually-increasing pressure. Raised your screw.
Raised your wages.